When
disaster strikes and New York nonprofits are victims
or responders, Lawyers Alliance stands ready to provide
immediate assistance through telephone consultations,
emergency trainings, and outreach to help nonprofits
keep pace with emerging
legal issues.

For more information:Call (212) 219-1800

Disaster Relief

Lawyers Alliance helps nonprofits provide critical social services and emergency funds to people affected by
terrorism, natural disasters, and other tragedies.

We launched our Disaster Relief Initiative in the aftermath
of September 11, 2001, to assist nonprofits affected by the
disaster and those that were responding to it. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Lawyers Alliance represented and provided legal information to New York nonprofits
assisting disaster victims. We helped nonprofits with
disaster relief legal matters related to fundraising and grant-making,
expansion and downsizing, real estate contingencies, and compliance with tax-exempt organizations
law. We hope Lawyers Alliance's experience offers helpful insights for those on the ground responding to 2017 hurricanes and earthquakes.

Click
here for Internal Revenue Service information, as of September 2017, for charities and contributors
concerned about disaster relief.

Lawyers Alliance is a member of the steering committee of CultureAID ("Culture Active in Disasters"), a response and recovery network committed to strengthening New York City's cultural community before, during, and after disasters. Read the CultureAID press release.